Abstract
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has always been an important area for many scholars. Teaching ESP has become increasingly crucial in Higher Education nowadays as it can be applied to various English language courses for Occupational Purposes. The aim of teaching ESP is to meet the learners’ needs so that they can perform particular tasks. The article sets out to explore teaching English in ESP lessons. A central issue is teaching speaking, namely characteristics of teaching speaking in ESP, implications for the materials and classroom practices and the role of ESP teacher in teaching speaking. In the article there have been distinguished the main characteristics of teaching speaking in ESP lessons which form a system of principles necessary for effective ESP teaching. Moreover, the author considered implications for materials and classroom practices which are crucial in planning ESP lessons. Finally, role of ESP teacher can vary according to learners’ needs. That is why teaching specific speaking skills requires a profound knowledge of specific disciplines as a teacher is not always a “minor knower” of that particular discipline.
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